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Filler video reaches new levels of irritation on 9News thanks to Bolt

Channel 9 early birds saw a lot of the Bolt logo this morning. With TV news operations producing more and more hours of content, filling the time becomes even more of a challenge. That's no excuse, however, for padding out newscasts with blatantly promotional content -- which Channel 9 has been ... More >>

Beyond Playlist presents Xmas-rated, part four: Variety Packs

This year, we've wrapped our roundup of holiday albums a bit differently. Instead of delivering it to you in one big lump (like coal), we're parceling out the reviews online, with a blog each weekday through December 24 devoted to recordings in a different category. Part four features "Variety Pac ... More >>

The idea of Shaquille O'Neal as a Nugget becomes an inaugural-concert laugh line

During last night's Kids' Inaugural concert, a Michelle Obama-hosted bash for military families and Washington, D.C.-area children that was nationally broadcast on the Disney Channel, performers such as Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers shared spotlight time with an extended video package shot in ... More >>

Milking It: Hannah Montana Multi-Grain Secret Identity Cereal

Hannah Montana Multi-Grain Secret Identity Cereal Kellogg's Rating: Two-and-a-half spoons out of four Cereal description: Corn-and-oat discs that resemble semi-flattened Crunchberries -- a resemblance underscored by the light red and dark purple color scheme. Does that mean the real secret ident ... More >>

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Disney’s latest toon, Bolt, is a starry dog story

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Thursday, October 25, Pepsi Center, 303-830-8497.

The Sugar Pop of the Jonas Brothers

Hannah Montana’s homeboys meet the press.

Miley Cyrus

Hannah Montana’s homeboys meet the press.

Q&A with Hayley Williams of Paramore

Photo by Ryan RussellParamore. Hayley Williams, the frontwoman for Paramore, which opens for No Doubt on Wednesday, May 27, at Fiddler's Green, is already a star, but few thinks her career trajectory has peaked. Based on the platinum sales of Riot!, the group's last album, and a successful tie-in w ... More >>

Beyond Playlist: The Jonas Brothers and more

Jonas Brothers Lines, Vines and Trying Times (Hollywood) Of course the Jonai are interested in broadening their demographic appeal. At this point, after all, medical science is unable to prevent girls from aging beyond their twelth birthday. But their approach to sonic maturation is flat-out inex ... More >>

Download a track from Breathe Carolina's new album

Matt VardyFearless Records, the new home of Breathe Carolina, has made a brand new song available for download. The track, "Welcome to Savannah,"which is slated to appear on Hello Fascination, due out on Tuesday, August 18, also appears on Fearless's free Summer Sampler (see artwork and full trackli ... More >>

Q&A with Kyle Evans of Breathe Carolina

Those Breathe Carolina boys sure are colorful. It started out as a simple phone interview for a feature commemorating Breathe Carolina's participation in this year's Warped Tour, which rolls into Invesco Field at Mile High on Sunday, August 9. But it turned into something considerably more unexpect ... More >>

Phil Anschutz's profits on Michael Jackson's This Is It film: Ka-ching!

The planet still loves little Michael.​Denver mega-buckser Phil Anschutz has reportedly recouped his entire investment in the late Michael Jackson's aborted "This Is It" tour (after seeming on the verge of multi-million-dollar losses) thanks to the sale of rehearsal footage that makes up the j ... More >>

The Legendary Griffin

The planet still loves little Michael.​Denver mega-buckser Phil Anschutz has reportedly recouped his entire investment in the late Michael Jackson's aborted "This Is It" tour (after seeming on the verge of multi-million-dollar losses) thanks to the sale of rehearsal footage that makes up the j ... More >>

Top Ten Songs from the '00s That Will Puzzle Future Generations

Wonder if whoever set these misfit creatures loose happened to notice their poker faces?​This last decade has seen several genres rise and fall on the Billboard charts and because of that we've had a weird array of singles briefly topping the charts. In ten years or so, when we look back on th ... More >>

Weird Wednesday: Ke$ha Listening Party at Sketch

​As if Wednesday's aren't awkward enough in their own right, Sketch and DJ Rockstar Aaron bring us Ke$ha's Animal Listening Party. Since none of us can seem to figure out why the hell people are drawn to her in the first place, tomorrow night's event appeals to us, if for no other reason, than ... More >>

Hey, DJ! Q&A with DJ LARGECHILD

Every Friday we spotlight the hottest cats (and kittens) behind the decks in the MHC, grilling them to gain some insight on what it takes, exactly, to get the party rocking, to find out about their most treasured crate digging experiences and what they really think when we stumble up to them half co ... More >>

We Are the World 2010: List of performers seems a little underwhelming -- the idea is to get people to buy the song, right?

Our friends over at CNN just posted a partial list of performers appearing on the "We Are the World" remake. From the looks of it, we put more thought into this whole thing than the organizers did. Okay, sure, there were a handful of bona fied stars that took part -- and we're assuming they've be ... More >>

We Are the World 25/2010 performers pull off impressive performance

All right, so we were admittedly skeptical of how this whole "We Are the World" remake was going to turn out with the seemingly random cast of characters organizers assembled. When we first glimpsed the initial list of those present the night of the recording, there were some head scratchers in the ... More >>

Eight acts we'd pay to not release a new record

The music industry has fallen upon hard times, and hard times call for innovation. Now, we don't know enough about the licensing difficulties behind streaming music, or the revenue share of digital downloads or any of that to suggest a business model based on how people want to listen to music these ... More >>

This Justin Bieber thing is out of control, as proven by the Free Scooter movement

Before we get into the whole Free Scooter thing, which is mind-blowing on a couple levels and takes a little explaining, let's take a second to think about Justin Bieber, who is probably a stranger pop star than Lady Gaga. Above is a video of Beiber performing his hit "Baby" on, of all places, The ... More >>

Why did Troy Tulowitzki pick Miley Cyrus for his at-bat song?

Troy Tulowitzki = much cooler than me.​I had the fortune of attending the Rockies game on Sunday, and couldn't help but notice something that I found odd: When Troy Tulowitzki, the Rockies' studly shortstop, strolled to the plate in the bottom of the first inning, he did it to the poppy sound ... More >>

Iron Man 2 will lead to 3 and probably 4, but that doesn't mean it's good

Troy Tulowitzki = much cooler than me.​I had the fortune of attending the Rockies game on Sunday, and couldn't help but notice something that I found odd: When Troy Tulowitzki, the Rockies' studly shortstop, strolled to the plate in the bottom of the first inning, he did it to the poppy sound ... More >>

The secret, Illuminated life of Lady Gaga

​So, you think Lady Gaga is a vapid, no-talent fad? Wrong. You think she's an entertaining, fun pop star? Wrong. You think she's a strange, high-concept performance art project meant to manipulate our expectations of what a star is? Getting close but still wrong. Newly revealed, top-secret and ... More >>

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Thursday, July 15, Comfort Dental Amphitheater, 303-830-8497.

Lady Gaga at Pepsi Center: Best. Show. Ever.

Aaron ThackeryWho has two thumbs and puts on the best freaking show ever. Yep. This Lady.​ LADY GAGA Monster Ball Tour, with Semi-Precious Weapons 7.28.10 | Pepsi Center, Denver, CO Before last night's show, I wasn't a fan of Lady Gaga. I liked her, mind you. I enjoyed her bizarro-world take ... More >>

Denver Roller Dolls, local cake designer skate onto the Food Network Challenge

Bill RossThe Roller Dolls face off.​ Roller derby can be a bit naughty -- what with the tight uniforms, tongue-in-cheek nicknames and racy logos. Maybe that's why the Food Network decided to forgo using the Denver Roller Dolls' A-team, the Mile High Club, as inspiration for cake designers task ... More >>

Three questions with Denver DJ Narky Stares

Bill RossThe Roller Dolls face off.​ Roller derby can be a bit naughty -- what with the tight uniforms, tongue-in-cheek nicknames and racy logos. Maybe that's why the Food Network decided to forgo using the Denver Roller Dolls' A-team, the Mile High Club, as inspiration for cake designers task ... More >>

Five most obnoxious children of pop-stars

Judging by Jersey Shore alone, becoming famous isn't particularly difficult these days. Still, a leg-up is always welcome, and if your parents are already stars, you're pretty much guaranteed to at least get a chance to shine. Case in point, Willow Smith. Besides the fact we don't actually underst ... More >>

Tonight: Real is a Feeling at Meadowlark

DJ Narky Stares, one-half of the Screensavers duo.​Even though Travis Egedy (aka Pictureplane), the dude behind the heady party Real is a Feeling is currently on tour with Sleigh Bells (who came through last Saturday), the show -- or dance party, rather -- must go on. So, as a "pre-pre" event ... More >>

Ten pop music paradigm shifts in 2010

​Teen dream Justin Bieber is arguably the biggest pop star in the country and Simon Cowell isn't doing American Idol. A lot's changed since last year in the world of pop. Institutions fell, ideas were challenged, and the Black Eyed Peas didn't have the number one song in the country at any poi ... More >>

Top five things Miley Cyrus has destroyed

Problem?​It's clear that Miley Cyrus has contributed to the moneymaking machine that is Hollywood since Hannah Montana debuted in 2006. But how does that affect you? If you feel dirty while watching a stripper slide down a pole or feel awkward when you give your dad a hug, you can blame Miley. ... More >>

Top Five Rebecca Black Disses

​By now, you've heard "Friday," right, that horrendous Rebecca Black song? Although we firmly believe it is an abomination, we are super-psyched to not only have something new to make fun of, but we are now able to relish Rebecca Black's career-demise and observe in the vast, demented glory th ... More >>

Rebecca Black is popular because she's awful

​By now, you've heard "Friday," right, that horrendous Rebecca Black song? Although we firmly believe it is an abomination, we are super-psyched to not only have something new to make fun of, but we are now able to relish Rebecca Black's career-demise and observe in the vast, demented glory th ... More >>

It's Flag Day: 20 memorable American flag album covers

Born in the U.S.A. It's Flag Day, wear it proud.​Today is Flag Day, which is an opportunity to raise the Stars and Stripes, drink a Budweiser, crank the A/C and leave the windows wide open. The flag is often the go-to symbol for musicians who want to make a political statement -- from Johnny C ... More >>

La Toya says Michael Jackson was murdered: Top five other music myths and conspiracies

​In an interview with CNN yesterday, La Toya Jackson stated rather bluntly that she believed her brother was murdered. "I would never, ever think differently," she said. "Michael told me that they were going to murder him." It's not that outrageous of a claim, but it's also one of those things ... More >>

Nick Jonas kids' talent search headed to Denver

A Flickr photo.Nick Jonas.​Miley Cyrus's opinion aside, is there anything more wholesome than Nick Jonas of the Jonas Brothers -- the Disney Channel success story turned legit boy band -- and Quaker Oats? We think not. And now, Nick Jonas has scheduled a trip to Denver to find a childhood sup ... More >>

The strangest social networking sites that would benefit from Facebook video chat

​In case you haven't heard, Facebook got two very cool upgrades recently, with the introduction of group chat and video chat -- thanks, in large part, to a partnership with Skype. Props to Mark Zuckerberg though -- being able to video chat with friends who are "online" on Facebook is not only ... More >>

Former band geek Ke$ha explains the $ in her name

​In case you haven't heard, Facebook got two very cool upgrades recently, with the introduction of group chat and video chat -- thanks, in large part, to a partnership with Skype. Props to Mark Zuckerberg though -- being able to video chat with friends who are "online" on Facebook is not only ... More >>

Ready! Set! Tackle! When fans attack! A look at the ten greatest uninvited stage guests/invaders

You don't want that to happen to you​When a fan rushed the stage at the end of Lil Wayne's set at Comfort Dental and was subsequently tossed/tackled by security, we decided it was time to pay homage to the fans that have the balls to bum rush the stage. We don't exactly know what gets into the ... More >>

Proposed $16 million dollar settlement in Ticketmaster class action suit pending approval

​In 2009, a class action lawsuit was filed against Ticketmaster by ticket buyers who were automatically redirected by Ticketmaster to TicketsNow.com, a reseller charging prices above face value. Between 2008 and 2009, ticket buyers across the country purchasing tickets for shows by acts like B ... More >>

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Ten pop music moments that defined 2011

With major comebacks and massive hits, 2011 was the year of the women, from Beyoncé to Miley Cyrus. Without singers like Adele, we wouldn't have songs to cry along with, and without Katy Perry, we wouldn't have any songs to hum at our nine to five. So what exactly were the biggest pop moments of 20 ... More >>